Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
713
573
447
380
308
254
210
194
153
144
133
164
463
280
264
305
215
153
133
106
145
131
83
64
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
0
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:50AM1.75m
2:14PM1.60m
2:42AM1.78m
3:13PM1.65m
3:35AM1.83m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.51m
8:13AM0.55m
8:22PM0.52m
9:06AM0.48m
9:19PM0.50m
9:59AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
2
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
14
15
16
15
14
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
713
573
447
380
308
254
210
194
153
144
133
164
463
280
264
305
215
153
133
104
145
131
83
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
ESE
8
0.2
N
12
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.2
N
11
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
14
14
13
12
11
3
11
11
82
10
186
131
9
68
99
88
106
43
18
62
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
11
2
10
10
4
9
9
9
9
9
22
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
4
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
14
14
3
3
3
7
3
3
3
3
18
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
60
60
109
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
5
5
7
6
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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